One of the few institutions in the United States devoted to the art of decorative bird carving.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

A nature and outdoor art preserve features the large-scale, abstract works of a renowned Maine folk artist.

Step past the gas pumps and into a fine French bistro.

One of the largest wooden ships ever built is honored by a steel sculpture evoking her once-superlative scale.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

One of the country's best automotive museums and home to one of the first motor vehicles.

This bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.

According to legend, King Arthur killed a beast that dwelled beneath the waters of this Welsh lake.

This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

Austria’s oldest brewery makes beer with flaming-hot granite.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.